Highsis Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Hi, I'm new to mara and have no idea which spec to choose for PvE. Could you give me a rundown of each of the specs and tell me what gives the highest dps? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuntmanC Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Well this is a hard one mainly because I deeply feel the changes to the class have made it much worse. Jedi Sentinel Combat This spec is excellent, providing you do not have to move. Extremely high burst and I can usually pull off a decent 4.4k DPS on a fight if I don't move however, the second you move or the boss becomes immune for some seconds that DPS will drop to3.5 rapidly, so it's quite an annoying spec to use and the only fight I use it for is Commanders in TOS. Watchman This spec is your dot spec, due to the changes made it's harder to use as you can only be away from the boss for 6 seconds before your dots wear off, you spend most of your time just dotting rather than doing any damage. Saying that I use this spec for mostly every fight and I am usually the lowest DPS at around 3.2 - 3.4. On the first boss in TOS I can get as high as 5.5k Focus This spec I don't use at all, mainly because the rotation is quite challenging and with the nature of the bosses I don't feel it actually fits in anywhere. I hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jauvtus Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 (edited) Well this is a hard one mainly because I deeply feel the changes to the class have made it much worse. Jedi Sentinel Combat This spec is excellent, providing you do not have to move. Extremely high burst and I can usually pull off a decent 4.4k DPS on a fight if I don't move however, the second you move or the boss becomes immune for some seconds that DPS will drop to3.5 rapidly, so it's quite an annoying spec to use and the only fight I use it for is Commanders in TOS. Watchman This spec is your dot spec, due to the changes made it's harder to use as you can only be away from the boss for 6 seconds before your dots wear off, you spend most of your time just dotting rather than doing any damage. Saying that I use this spec for mostly every fight and I am usually the lowest DPS at around 3.2 - 3.4. On the first boss in TOS I can get as high as 5.5k Focus This spec I don't use at all, mainly because the rotation is quite challenging and with the nature of the bosses I don't feel it actually fits in anywhere. I hope this helps. Actually the last one is Concentration It's best for fights where you need high burst and target swapping at the same time (Revanite Commanders, Dread Commanders, Bestia, even Sparky for example) but I don't recommend it as main spec. Edited May 31, 2015 by jauvtus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aetrus Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Hi, I'm new to mara and have no idea which spec to choose for PvE. Could you give me a rundown of each of the specs and tell me what gives the highest dps? Thanks! Annihilation. Except for add-heavy fights like Revanite Commanders, then Carnage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jauvtus Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Annihilation. Except for add-heavy fights like Revanite Commanders, then Carnage. Annihilation got worse for single target dmg with new patch. I can outdps many myself but I'm not sure it's a good choice for a starter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TACeMossie Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Annihilation got worse for single target dmg with new patch. I can outdps many myself but I'm not sure it's a good choice for a starter. Annihilation might actually be better for revanite commanders now, what with the 6 second cauterize and decent force sweep and everything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_mK Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Annihilation might actually be better for revanite commanders now, what with the 6 second cauterize and decent force sweep and everything... I say carnage is a great spec for commanders. cyclone slash is the most underrated AOE in game; the great thing is that it replaces massacre so well in the rotation that carnage can change from AOE to single target rotation in one GCD providing a lot of utility depending on what you want to do (push boss, AOE everything or keep most of you single target in the boss while doing some AOE on the adds) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highsis Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share Posted May 31, 2015 (edited) Would your explanations stand while leveling? All 3 specs seem to be effective depending on types and the number of enemies I face, it seems, and I can't figure out which is the quickest way to level. Thanks, everyone! Edited May 31, 2015 by Highsis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuntmanC Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Would your explanations stand while leveling? All 3 specs seem to be effective depending on types and the number of enemies I face, it seems, and I can't figure out which is the quickest way to level. Thanks, everyone! For simplicity I would choose combat. http://dulfy.net/2014/12/20/swtor-3-0-combat-sentinel-guide-by-vukk/#Intro_to_Combat_Sentinel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aetrus Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Would your explanations stand while leveling? All 3 specs seem to be effective depending on types and the number of enemies I face, it seems, and I can't figure out which is the quickest way to level. Thanks, everyone! What the poster above me said. Carnage/Combat. It's really simple now, very few buttons to learn, and the best AoE of the three for adds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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